A 39-YEAR old pregnant woman was yesterday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos.The deceased, who identified as Mrs Ijeoma Nwokedi, was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One, Lagos.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted a source as saying that Nwokedi was travelling with her husband and a cousin.The source said the deceased had developed complications mid-air and was attended to by some medical personnel on board the flight.Arik Air, in a statement issued by its Communications Manager, Mr Ola Adebanji, confirmed the incident.
Saturday 20 February 2016
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Bristow Crash: 11 Persons Survive
A Bristow helicopter with registration No. 5NBJQ has crashed in Lagos. The helicopter was on its way from an offshore platform in Port Harcourt before it landed in water.Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, the owner of the helicopter, confirmed the crash in a statement.“The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two,” Bristow Helicopters said in the statement.Eleven people including a two-man crew survived the crash as they floated on the water with help of their life jacket.However, the identities of the affected persons were unknown at the time of this report.Bristow said, “all persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation.“The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.”
Source. Guardian News.
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